At least 42 journalists are killed in 2010
as two trends emerge. Suicide attacks and violent street protests cause an
unusually high proportion of deaths. And online journalists are increasingly prominent
among the victims. A CPJ special report

As CPJ reports today, eight of the 42 journalists killed
this year were on the job in Pakistan. It's accurate to say the Pakistani victims
were like most journalists killed worldwide: They were local journalists
covering stories in their communities. But with Pakistan's political and
sectarian unrest aggravated by a decade-long war in neighboring Afghanistan, these
journalists are covering a local story of global significance.